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Wicomico County

Maryland · 106,899 residents (2025 est.) · 374 sq mi
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Wicomico County is home to 104,914 people in Maryland. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 26%. 20,270 more people live here than in 2000. The typical home is worth $254,700, having more than doubled since 2000. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
104,914
+24%since 2000
from 84,644 in 2000
106,899 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
280 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 248 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.2
+1%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
374 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
71K80K90K99K108K19902000201020202024Wicomico County
2024105K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(6,332)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(6,845)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(6,476)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.9%(8,329)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.9%(10,436)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(12,813)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411%(11,584)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(11,608)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.4%(13,043)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(10,665)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(5,027)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(1,756)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,210
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,035 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,997
+98%since 2000
from $19,171 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+19.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 12.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.447
+2%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$254,700
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,327
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $567 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 66.5% in 2000
37.7% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.7%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
−9%since 2009
from 3.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
29
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.5%(60,552)
Black23.1%(19,583)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,842)
Asian1.7%(1,459)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic57.9%(60,794)
Black26.5%(27,761)
Hispanic / Latino7.1%(7,463)
Asian2.4%(2,553)
Other6%(6,343)
Diversity Score
73
+28%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−10%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3%(3,143)
Central American1.1%(1,182)
Puerto Rican0.9%(946)
Dominican0.6%(603)
Guatemalan0.5%(490)
Honduran0.3%(336)
Spaniard0.3%(273)
Salvadoran0.2%(249)
Cuban0.1%(134)
Peruvian0.1%(130)
Chilean0.1%(115)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Korean0.7%(703)
Chinese0.4%(467)
Pakistani0.4%(422)
Filipino0.3%(280)
Taiwanese0.3%(271)
Asian Indian0.2%(196)
Bangladeshi0.1%(61)
Vietnamese0.1%(60)
Indonesian0.1%(57)
Nepalese0%(12)
Thai0%(6)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1)
Ancestry
English13%(13,624)
Irish11.6%(12,139)
German11.2%(11,800)
American6.9%(7,192)
West Indian4.6%(4,861)
Italian4.6%(4,831)
Haitian4.3%(4,460)
Polish2.1%(2,195)
French1.6%(1,642)
Scottish1.5%(1,621)
Welsh0.8%(803)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.7%(769)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(692)
Swedish0.6%(603)
Arab0.4%(470)
British0.4%(421)
Dutch0.4%(416)
Portuguese0.3%(359)
Hungarian0.3%(300)
Russian0.3%(275)
Turkish0.2%(256)
Jamaican0.2%(252)
Lebanese0.2%(245)
Slovak0.2%(218)
Norwegian0.2%(215)
Swiss0.2%(202)
Brazilian0.2%(182)
Austrian0.2%(181)
Romanian0.1%(122)
Czech0.1%(114)
Guyanese0.1%(108)
Danish0.1%(100)
Syrian0.1%(91)
Finnish0.1%(91)
Ukrainian0.1%(90)
Canadian0.1%(81)
Ethiopian0.1%(79)
Egyptian0.1%(74)
Palestinian0.1%(73)
Croatian0.1%(70)
Ghanaian0.1%(69)
Macedonian0.1%(67)
Iranian0.1%(65)
Lithuanian0.1%(63)
Belgian0%(44)
Nigerian0%(37)
Slovene0%(22)
Armenian0%(21)
Serbian0%(20)
Moroccan0%(18)
Latvian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 80.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.0 min
+68%since 2000
from 13.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.9%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 9.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 66.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Female
52.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Foreign born
9.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2012
from 12.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.7%
+14.1 ptssince 2017
from 75.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 90.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.1%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 89.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 4.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41%(16,477)
Married48.1%(19,316)
Widowed2.8%(1,119)
Divorced8.1%(3,263)
Women 15+
Never married36.2%(16,306)
Married44.6%(20,092)
Widowed8.7%(3,906)
Divorced10.6%(4,782)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 50.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 29.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 62.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 44.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.2%(1,110)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(1,019)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.1%(1,437)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(252)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(91)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,778 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Wicomico County, Maryland?

Wicomico County, Maryland has about 104,914 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Wicomico County, Maryland?

The typical household in Wicomico County, Maryland earns about $76,210 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Wicomico County, Maryland expensive?

In Wicomico County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $254,700, and the typical rent is about $1,327 a month.

How educated are people in Wicomico County, Maryland?

About 29.5% of adults age 25 and over in Wicomico County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Wicomico County, Maryland?

About 13.9% of people in Wicomico County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Wicomico County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Wicomico County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 30,575 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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